Off Topic The Christmas Thread.

Grimsby is a toxic place

 

Seems to be, that toxic it stunts the growth of trees.

 

Go for it. It's ****ing tough but well worth it. I gave up around 8 years ago after a a 35 year habit and was smoking forty a day the latter years.

 

Did you go cold Turkey?

 

I stopped 23 years ago: I'd tried cold turkey, gum, patches, and acupuncture - I couldn't stop for a day, not until I remarried. I went to see a hypnotist, he told me that he couldn't make me do anything but, if I really wanted to stop he would guarantee it. Ive never had one from that day, indeed never even wanted one. Stick with it Kemps, you'll crack it.

 

Like SuperSpes as I mentioned before .I tried all the usual things, patches, gum, acupuncture (I stopped before vaping came in) But when I finally stopped it was cold Turkey. Most people I know who have stopped have ended up doing it that way. May as start off with the assistance of your mate Will Power as at some time you will need his help when you stop using the aids. I stopped cold, my father in law, like me a 50 a day smoker stopped cold. My late father stopped cold. A number of friends stopped cold. My son is still vaping after 3 years. My neighbour has been vaping for about 5 years. I have a feeling, at least with my son, that he would soon relapse if he didn't have the crutch of vaping.
In the end, if someone really wants to stop they will. After a week the nicotine is out of the system. Then it is a matter of overcoming the habit and is psychological.
Stay with it. It will be one of the best things you have ever done.

 

Read Alan Carr - Easy way to stop smoking. He says its an addiction, all nicotine replacement therapies delay the inevitable withdrawal. He recommends you go cold turkey. It worked for me, from 30 a day (more if going to the pub) to zero. Haven't had one for ten years. Good luck, stay with it, it's worth it in the end!

 

Christmas starts tonight with Darts at The Ally Pally, women in it this year , actually playing and not cheerily walking the real players out , crazy times we are living in

 

I used both patches and the inhaler initially. Stopped the patch quite quickly. What worked for me though was the mindset of giving up the inhaler, not the cig. So I'd try not to use the inhaler, If I weakened, I'd have a few drags of the inhaler, which seemed to satisfy the craving, the focus seemed to shift from cigs.
I'd had several attempts but this seemed to work.
How are you doing? Are you cold turkey?

 

They will be demanding the right to drive and vote next.

 

I'm afraid I have fess up. After eight straight days without so much as sniff, I went to a funeral on Monday and drinking began, as well as the stress of such an occasion. Since then Iv'e been back on 20 a day.

I still see it as a success though, as at least I proved I'm capable of stopping and stop I will. I kind of enjoyed the challenge. I'm certain I'll do this even though I failed this time.

 

Then you are probably right about 'doing it' I tried many times. I waited on the last one. This had to be the real Mackoy and I had to wait until I knew it was the right time.

 

You're one step away from a crack addled heroin addict.
Fat ****s from Lincoln will be jumping on your tent next.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Hope this helps.

 

Can only think of one person who stopped first time whether cold turkey or with any aids, my father in law. So don't feel too down about it. Not many stop first time of trying. Best to wait until Christmas and New Year are over with all the extra drinking, eating and socialising are over and give it another go. I waited until starting work again on 5th January when I finally did it successfully. I set that as my target date some time before and sort of accepted that was when I would stop.
Good luck.

 

I knew I could count on your support, Chazz

 

Arh, you live to fight another day, Kemps.


One of the problems of giving up the tabs is that your subconscious refuses to accept that there will ever be a time when you will literally have no craving at all, when you don't even think about smoking, when the smell actually turns your stomach rather than making you want a ciggie more than anything else in the world.


But you do reach that point.

You really do.



It's brilliant.





As an aside, my Dad gave up smoking when he was diagnosed with lung cancer (not surprisingly). After having a third of one lung removed he went on to live for another 20 years, defeating another primary cancer, before myeloid leukemia did for him in his late eighties.

He always said that for the last twenty years of his life he kept an opened packet of Lambert and Butler in his house just in case he fancied one. His rationale was that if he didn't have a packet in, he'd fret and probably go out and buy one.

Anyway, after he died we found this fabled packet of fags in his desk drawer. My brother smoked them. Twenty years old. Opened. Said they were fine!

 

Cheers. I can't believe how much I ate in that week I was hungry half an hour after every meal...

 

Easily solved.

Take amphetamines.

Job's a gud 'un.

 

It's what I'm here for.